When Marjane grows up and back from Austria‚ she becomes a woman that lives through all kinds of pain and difficulties. She gradually to forget who she is in her hard life‚ and use cigarette to relieve the pressure. She asked the women in the mirror and the concept of the integrity was increasingly blurred. Until one day‚ her grandmother’s words made her wake up. The story told by Satrapi form page 131 in Persepolis II. Our heroine saves herself from the guardian’s hand by framing the innocent stranger
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In the book Persepolis‚ the pictures represent a devastating time in Iranian history. The fourth panel on page twenty nine is a picture that gives a good representation of Iran’s history. The bottom left corner presents Marjane’s father taking pictures of demonstrations and fighting between the people and the government. To the right of Marjane’s father are nine pictures unaligned‚ all of whom are taken during the demonstration. The pictures were mainly of the military controlling the demonstrators
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words to describe how I felt about Persepolis while I read this true life story of Marjane Satrapi. This book has helped me to see all the life struggles‚ good times‚ and adversities that Marji faced between the ages of nine to thirteen. The Islamic Revolution had such a daunting effect in the Middle East‚ especially in the county of Iran where Marji and her family resided. In the year of 1979 all that Marjane knew what it was like to not have to be forced into wearing a veil. Before the Islamic
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As Marjane Satrapi writes about her first-hand account of Iran‚ she finds herself giving an accurate representation of Iran and all it holds within its borders. Growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution affected Marjane in numerous ways. In the book‚ Persepolis‚ Marjane writes about her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen. She tells of the years she witnessed the overthrow of the Shah‚ the satisfaction of the Islamic Revolution‚ and the ruinous effects of Iran’s war with Iraq. Both of
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“Since then‚ this old and great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism‚ fanaticism‚ and terrorism. As an Iranian who has lived more than half of my life in Iran‚ I know that this image is far from the truth.” In Marjane Satrapi’s book Persepolis the author writes how even though Iran deals with countless years of warfare‚ the submission to radical Islam‚ and the problem of education. Not all Iranians support the portrayal of their country by the western world. In
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of Color in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis The book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is‚ interestingly‚ al illustrated in black-and-white portraits with additional splashes of gray. Although there are many critics about Satrapi’s use of this style‚ it eventually compels towards her story’s ultimate goal to show to the reader that her life was always filled with danger‚ anger‚ sadness‚ violence‚ religious extremism‚ tyrannical political reigns and brain-washing propaganda. Hence‚ Satrapi knows this book
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country’s government be run on religion alone? In the autobiography” The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author demonstrated how the country of Iran is currently a theocratic nation. Were much of the governments legitimacy is derived from the Iranian government linking their laws and ruling to the country’s religion of Islam. The illustrated memoir‚ “the Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi follows the story of the authors childhood and growing up with her family in Tehran during
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In Persepolis‚ women were forced to wear their veil‚ while men didn’t have to. One day when Marjane didn’t wear her veil‚ two men verbally assaulted her and told her that she should be thrown into a garbage. Marjane had to live with that thought in her head all the time. It then became mandatory for women to always wear their veil in public. In I am Malala‚ Malala saw very early on the roles of men vs
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Communications I Dr. Fuqua 14 September 2013 Persepolis One might only image the misfortune of growing up during a time and in a place plagued by war. The conflict resulting from this war not only affects the government‚ but also life a home for many. Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ brings to light the negative effect of social statuses in Tehran‚ Iran. Social statuses change throughout the book and people in Tehran find their world flipped upside down as the invisible lines‚ once separating
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Arun Singh Marjane didn’t realize it at first‚ but her experiences during both the revolution and war shaped her into a brave‚ courageous young woman. Regardless of awareness‚ society influences individual development is shown throughout the story as Marjane changes through three pivotal events. The Shah being overthrown‚ Anoosh’s death‚ and Marjane smoking her first cigarette‚ all contribute to Marjane’s development as a person. After the overthrow of the Shah‚ Marjane’s character began to form
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